No more HMV exclusives? - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Rob Hunter · 01-16-2013, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kevindublin

Here in Ireland, HMV stores haven't opened today

bloody hell. bit shit the site has gone down without notice

DJJez · 01-16-2013, 03:32 PM

blockbuster has just gone into admin as well so play.com hmv and blockbuster all ****d in the same month

Chris_Shelley · 01-16-2013, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJez

blockbuster has just gone into admin as well so play.com hmv and blockbuster all ****d in the same month

Same Week

Trevulate · 01-16-2013, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Scunny_Collector

Same Week

Staples are also closing 23 of their stores! Not looking great for the Great British High street...but we will insist on buying online!

DJJez · 01-16-2013, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevulate

Staples are also closing 23 of their stores! Not looking great for the Great British High street...but we will insist on buying online!

jessops has gone bust as well

Villiam Hayes · 01-16-2013, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rickah88

Not exactly. I hate to be the "potential" bearer of good news, during bad, but the US SB collecting crowd could, greatly, benefit from this...provided Amazon does an ounce of research and figures out they could get these exclusive SB's and ship them worldwide.

It will probably never happen, but at this point you'd have to say the door is open, albeit just a little.

Well amazon have picked up quite a few of Play's steels so it seem's you may get your wish.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=212922

DJJez · 01-16-2013, 04:17 PM

what i dont understand is why does amazon germany have so many exclusive steelbooks and the usa/uk amazons has none. amazon.com needs to step up for the american market so they dont have to import everything

rickah88 · 01-16-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Villiam Hayes

Well amazon have picked up quite a few of Play's steels so it seem's you may get your wish.
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=212922

Ahh, thank you for the heads up!

tenia · 01-16-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob Hunter

RIP Steelbooks

Might be more precisely : RIP exclusivity.
For which I'm totally for.

wjasoncul · 01-16-2013, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJez

amazon.com needs to step up for the american market so they dont have to import everything

Works for me! Prime 2-day shipping and not having to travel over the ocean sounds great IMO!

rickah88 · 01-16-2013, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by wjasoncul

Works for me! Prime 2-day shipping and not having to travel over the ocean sounds great IMO!

Don't even tease about that! That would be a total dream! For the time being AmazonUK is definitely a nice upgrade.

Petra_Kalbrain · 01-17-2013, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rickah88

Don't even tease about that! That would be a total dream! For the time being AmazonUK is definitely a nice upgrade.

I wouldn't say "nice upgrade." That is highly insensitive to thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of British folks who are losing their jobs. I would say "convienient change for those of us on the other side of the pond" while also expressing sympathy for those unfortunate souls caught in the tornado that currently is the British retail economy.

bandapart · 01-17-2013, 12:42 AM

after three straight bent and dented steelbooks, received in thin cheap plastic "temporary" bags, i quit buying from HMV UK months ago. good riddance!

Play didn't want customers outside of Europe, they got their wish...

my recent receipt of the Future Shop "Looper" and Japan "Pulp Fiction" reminds me to go for quality, not quantity. i won't miss the cheap, single-disc, no inside cover art, Region B locked crap, that was flowing from the isles.

The Peanut Monkey · 01-17-2013, 03:25 AM

No Steelbook is worth the loss of so many jobs, IMO, especially not in this climate.

jw · 01-17-2013, 03:31 AM

They are a victim of the British Tax system, a 20%VAT Tax, multiple industry taxes to locate in Britain all play a big part of this. You can only raise prices so much before you become extinct. Its looking like grocery stores are the only thing left, You can grab some horsemeat and a blu-ray for the road!

Waboman · 01-17-2013, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jw

They are a victim of the British Tax system, a 20%VAT Tax, multiple industry taxes to locate in Britain all play a big part of this. You can only raise prices so much before you become extinct. Its looking like grocery stores are the only thing left, You can grab some horsemeat and a blu-ray for the road!

richieb1971 · 01-17-2013, 04:45 AM

The domino effect has started. We will be lucky to get 10% of the steelbooks we got last year. Which for some is a good thing.

I have other hobbies so it doesn't worry me much, but I will say that Britain is in a crisis at the moment.

I use amazon because its convenient. I hate parking (£2+), walking in the cold, rain, snow and then finding nothing is in stock at the store. Tescos is alright but they only stock the top 10 and sometimes not even a Disney classic gets the blu treatment. They only have the DVD.

Adrian Wright · 01-17-2013, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bandapart

after three straight bent and dented steelbooks, received in thin cheap plastic "temporary" bags, i quit buying from HMV UK months ago. good riddance!

Play didn't want customers outside of Europe, they got their wish...

my recent receipt of the Future Shop "Looper" and Japan "Pulp Fiction" reminds me to go for quality, not quantity. i won't miss the cheap, single-disc, no inside cover art, Region B locked crap, that was flowing from the isles.

Totally agree with you about quality over quantity. Just wish I was a US resident myself. Would then not have to worry about the quantity of steelbooks available, thus saving myself some coin in the process ;-)
Living in the UK, I have no problems watching Region A locked crap, multiregion players baby. The future I tell you.

lateralspin · 01-17-2013, 08:28 AM

I'm more concerned about the crappy eco packaging that they use in U.S. amarays, which don't protect the discs at all. Good thing the rest of the world did not follow the U.S. eco packaging.

Petra_Kalbrain · 01-17-2013, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by lateralspin

I'm more concerned about the crappy eco packaging that they use in U.S. amarays, which don't protect the discs at all. Good thing the rest of the world did not follow the U.S. eco packaging.

01-17-2013, 12:42 AM	#33
bandapart Power Member Member since:Nov 2009 Trading Score:6	"Farewell HMV UK & Play.gone!" after three straight bent and dented steelbooks, received in thin cheap plastic "temporary" bags, i quit buying from HMV UK months ago. good riddance! Play didn't want customers outside of Europe, they got their wish... my recent receipt of the Future Shop "Looper" and Japan "Pulp Fiction" reminds me to go for quality, not quantity. i won't miss the cheap, single-disc, no inside cover art, Region B locked crap, that was flowing from the isles.

01-16-2013, 03:32 PM	#22
DJJez Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Reading, England Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:2886 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	blockbuster has just gone into admin as well so play.com hmv and blockbuster all ****d in the same month

01-16-2013, 04:17 PM	#27
DJJez Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Reading, England Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:2886 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	what i dont understand is why does amazon germany have so many exclusive steelbooks and the usa/uk amazons has none. amazon.com needs to step up for the american market so they dont have to import everything

01-17-2013, 03:25 AM	#34
The Peanut Monkey Senior Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:No. 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:177	No Steelbook is worth the loss of so many jobs, IMO, especially not in this climate.

01-17-2013, 03:31 AM	#35
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	They are a victim of the British Tax system, a 20%VAT Tax, multiple industry taxes to locate in Britain all play a big part of this. You can only raise prices so much before you become extinct. Its looking like grocery stores are the only thing left, You can grab some horsemeat and a blu-ray for the road!

01-17-2013, 04:45 AM	#37
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	The domino effect has started. We will be lucky to get 10% of the steelbooks we got last year. Which for some is a good thing. I have other hobbies so it doesn't worry me much, but I will say that Britain is in a crisis at the moment. I use amazon because its convenient. I hate parking (£2+), walking in the cold, rain, snow and then finding nothing is in stock at the store. Tescos is alright but they only stock the top 10 and sometimes not even a Disney classic gets the blu treatment. They only have the DVD.

01-17-2013, 08:28 AM	#39
lateralspin Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2012 Location:Sydney Australia Trading Score:6	I'm more concerned about the crappy eco packaging that they use in U.S. amarays, which don't protect the discs at all. Good thing the rest of the world did not follow the U.S. eco packaging.

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